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If plastic could disappear: on the potential of enzymatic depolymerization
Biologist Hal Alper on the self-producing enzyme who thrives on PET products – it is able to break apart plastic polymers and give back virgin material without any loss of integrity
Human-made mass surpasses global biomass: is this the real point of no return?
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science compare the mass of the living with the one of the human-made, where humans have become the dominant forces shaping the surface of...
Madre di Me – Gabriele Rosati. We born twice: tackling photography like the clay of a sculpture
A reflection on roles, context has become fluid and unlimited – Gabriele Rosati «If home brings family, then family could also be a place where one feels at home»
Hotels in Switzerland are cutting oils consumption by 90%: a focus on The Tschuggen Collection
2020-2023: the tourism regulatory environment focuses on social and environmental policies for hotels in Switzerland, including Tschuggen Hotel Collection
The Great Design Disaster. Bridging the commercial gap between collector and artisan
A collaboration between the founders of TGDD and Fonderia Artistica Campagner puts Italian craftsmanship under the spotlight again
Michelangelo Pistoletto and Otobong Nkanga on the new responsibility of art
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev in conversation with Michelangelo Pistoletto and Otobong Nkanga on the need to put art back at the center through a synergic cooperation with science and technology
Mondo Reale: On playfulness, transversality, materiality and trajectories
Mondo Reale at Triennale Milano: a witty encounter with Formafantasma and Hervé Chandès at The Fondation Cartier, an attempt to disentangle complexities
To be optimistic about the future: Michele De Lucchi, Davide Angeli, Mathieu Lehanneur
Architecture and design operate as indicators: What our world is versus what it can become. The Satellite Stations and Inventory of Life research people's responses to verified and imagined realities
The Woods Gallery and Stromboli Design: a concept store born from a vintage shop
Ms. Seilles was impacted by the different way of work of the Mexican people, tied to craftsmanship and natural materials and brought it back to Europe with her
Denim, MTV-mania, sex. Glenn Martens serves an aggressive collection for Diesel SS23
Glenn Martens is on a mission to talk to every individual and democratise fashion. The Spring Summer 2023 collection is referencing denim manipulation, dystopia and animalistic qualities
Fashion in Berlin rediscovers handicrafts and supports Ukraine – a report from 202030 summit
In the Colosseum space Theater in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg, the 202030 fashion summit debated regenerative textiles, biodiversity and involved Ukrainian designers. Christiane Arp intervenes
Repurposing your clothes: they can even become dinner. Paula Ulargui Escalona for Loewe Menswear 2023 collection
Paula Ulargui Escalona for Loewe Menswear 2023 collection: the young Spanish designer imagines ways to socialize responsible consumers with grass dipped clothing
Can art take inspiration from clothing? Alexander McQueen curates the Process exhibition
Starting from the pre fall/winter 2022 Alexander McQueen Collection, twelve female artists were invited to create an art piece inspired by the clothes
Architectural densities and compressions – Michael Wolf’s examination of megalopolis
«I was always on the side of the underdog». Michael Wolf’s work highlights the absence of private and public space in metropolises
The land of freedom is where black people were oppressed. Rahim Fortune is 2022 Arles photo festival winner
I can't stand to see you cry exhibition shows «history has also made it more difficult for men and women to love each other» – in conversation with Arles prix Roederer winner
As Do-it-yourself advances, could consumerism recede? DIY trends
In conversation with trend forecasters Anna Maroncelli and Harleen Sabharwal on exploring the antidote to consumerism
Let the material do the talking: Pedro García’s hybrid techniques for a respectful approach
For over fifty years, Pedro García has been working on the possibilities in footwear design, with its Made in Spain pledge and social responsibilities
Reducing microplastics – could or could not hybrid fiber be a viable solution?
Blending recycled polyester and natural hemp fibers together – are brands able to produce a more eco-friendly alternative to the workout clothes?
Rolex Mentor and Protégé – what does it mean ‘cross-generational interaction’ ?
The Rolex Mentor and Protégé initiative was set up to make a contribution to global culture: international artists take part in a one-to-one mentoring relationship by artistic masters
Paolo Canevari about experiencing what democracy is: «Art is the hope we have»
«We live that twenty-four hour per day in our skin. I don’t go home after the studio and say my work is finished. It’s not like someone working in the...
What’s in my clothes? What we grow and what we wear? A Textile Garden
Through a living installation, ‘A Textile Garden’ serves food for thought: what is the relationship between what we grow and what we wear?
How to dispose of nuclear energy waste efficiently to make it never come back
Dr. Henry Crichlow, CEO of Nuclear SAFE, on the patented technology he invented: he believes it could bring the nuclear industry forward on the disposal side
The couture scene: Kimhekim is about obsessions and nuanced sexuality
«It's about rearrangement and reconstruction». Kimhekim represents the new couture wave as a young designer braids past and future Korean sensibility into clothing
MoMA PS1 presents Deana Lawson: Portraits of family, legacy and ‘godlike beings’
American photographer Deana Lawson details a rich and layered history of Black life in her return to MoMA PS1 in New York City
Point William: a peninsula in Canada as an experimental site for architecture
2021 RAIC gold medal Shim-Stycliffe architects have developed a twenty-year-long project, on the same site, with the same crew
Luertís, Brescia. A wild asparagus sprouts, flaunting art and community
Upon going through a period of discussion with her peers, Riva settled on Luertís - a name that best described the adoration for her environs and a depiction of the...
Fossil fuel reduction, energy efficiency improvement, electrification – IPCC WG III AR6
Lifestyles and behavior changes enabled by having the right infrastructure, policies and technology could lead to a sizable reduction of GHG emissions by 2050
Dries Van Noten at Paris Fashion Week: some Zazou subculture inspirations
From Zazou subculture to the Eighties era, up to cowboys and garage scene grifters, all the men of the Dries Van Noten SS23 collection
Desserto – Vegan leather starting from cactus plantations: the upcoming steps
The textile is developed exploiting the state of Zacatecas green fortune, creating occupation opportunity for inhabitants and capturing CO2
Romy Schneider at the Cinémathèque française, 40 years after her disappearance
«The United States had had their Marilyn. We could dream of it just as much». The Parisian exhibition portraying an eternal mark of inspiring womanhood
Hungry fungi and moldy bread for leather-alternatives: food waste finds purpose
«To alleviate the problems associated with food waste, while simultaneously contributing to sustainable fashion». The problem statement tackled by scientist Akram Zamani
Terrence Zhou’s avant-garde garments in Metaverse are redefining the realities of fashion
Wuhanese fashion designer Terrence Zhou shares his dynamic approach to building a New York-based Avant-guard brand
Dysfunction – the relationship between creativity and mental health
Why are artists still not attributed with the creative respect they are owed in a multi-billion industry in conversation with Gregor Barratt
The Womb and Florilegium showcase Rebecca Louise Law’s humanity
A silenced discussion of pain women undergo in birth and mankind’s absence of mindfulness have driven Rebecca Louise Law
Milano Ocean Week: Cyrill Gutsch in conversation with Xerxes Cook about plastic in our oceans
Every second breath we take is generated by the oceans – we need to start having blue dreams: a dialogue between creatives on plastic pollution
Flowers – an industry worth at an estimated figure of 64.5 billion euros
The carbon impact from the transportation of blooms, the hidden environmental costs of bouquets in the Western world: the flowers you find in Europe are mainly coming from East Asia
Tackling fashion’s waste problem with compostability – Three students from Central Saint Martins
Three students from Central Saint Martins created a fashion film centering a garment made of paper cups, eggshells and cornstarch - then buried it after filming
Principality of Monaco: How can the industries help the Energy Transition Mission?
«To support this transition, the Prince decided to establish the Mission for Energy Transition, which manages projects to limit greenhouse gas emissions and develop renewable energy»
Mycelium and its applications: from renewable packaging to plant-based meat
What if we could reduce plastic pollution by turning to natural materials that earth grows? Mushrooms could lead the way in reducing plastic waste
Adults at play – Dutch photographers Arturo and Bamboo, a view from the top: the Alps
Arturo and Bamboo's photographic collection, Snow, doesn't reflect the bluntness of its name. Their photographs are warm despite the winter mountainscapes and Alpine scenery
Via Veneto, Rome: the upcoming hotellerie through renewable energy and waste reduction programs
With their Belle Arti-approved restorations, the 5-stars hotels in Via Veneto are pursuing programs of waste reduction, km0 products, energy consumption reduction and renewable energy usage
When the recycling of wood and the concept of protection collides: Tadashi Kawamata
A conversation with the artist around the concept of protection from shelters, the recycling of planks of wood and the collaboration with the students from Brera Academy of Fine Arts
In conversation with McArthur Binion: «my work is tremendously about hands»
«The hesitation is in the way I speak». American artist McArthur Binion challenges Minimalism art history by layering personal objects behind geometric grids
Liliane Lijn – 1969 to the present. «Diversity is what makes us more equal»
Born in New York City in 1939, Liliane Lijn moved to Europe in 1958: «there is a kind of coherence between what I did then and what I do today».
Changing Markets – deft marketing tricks mask the truth on synthetic fibers
Extracted, refined into petrochemicals, and processed into plastic. Fossil fuels are spun into synthetic fibers– over seventy percent of all fiber production
«The idea of transparency can be ideological and political» David Spriggs talks with Regine Schumann
Visual artists David Spriggs and Regine Schumann discuss the role of transparency, both in its physicality and concept: fFrom material, to object, to luminance constraints
